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Typical Recommendations for Antibiotic Duration for Common Bacterial Infections in Adults 

- Dr. Eric Strong @DrEricStrong
Common Bacterial Infections ... Antibiotics #Durations #Bacteria ... OrganSystem #Length #Pharmacology ... #Infection #Management
Adjuvant therapies in critical care: steroids to treat infectious diseases
 - Severe Community Acquired Pneumonia
steroids to treat infectious ... ventilation, ARDS acute ... InfectiousDiseases #Infections ... #Pharmacology #
Medications causing Acute Kidney Injury (AKI)
Prerenal:
 • Dehydration: Diuretics
 • Altered intrarenal autoregulation: ACEIs / ARBs,
Medications causing Acute ... sulfamethoxazole-trimethoprim (Bactrim ... EricsMedicalLectures/ #AKI #Acute ... Medications #Drugs #pharmacology
Acute Pharyngitis: Differential Diagnosis
Infectious:
 • Respiratory viruses (25-45%)
 • Group A Strep (5-15%)
 • Other bacteria:
Acute Pharyngitis ... Differential Diagnosis Infectious ... -15%) • Other bacteria ... tularemia • STDs: Acute ... Behcet syndrome #Acute
Anti-C. Difficile - Antibiotics Class Overview
 1. Metronidazole – (see anti-anaerobe section above for more details).
mild-moderate C.difficile infection ... WBC <15 k, no acute ... severe C.diff infection ... (WBC >15k, or acute ... Fidaxomicin (PO) #Pharmacology
Microbial Etiology of Acute Pharyngitis - IDSA
Bacterial
 • Group A streptococcus - Pharyngotonsillitis, scarlet fever
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Microbial Etiology of Acute ... croup • EBV - Infectious ... HIV - Primary acute ... HIV Infection ... differential #causes #bacteria
Non-cirrhotic Hyperammonemia - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Hematologic & Vascular:
 • Multiple myeloma & Acute leukemia (plasma cells
Multiple myeloma & Acute ... Malformation) Infections ... Urease-producing bacteria ... loading) - Infections
Atlas of Urine Microscopy Findings
 • Epithelial cells - Normal
 • Renal tubular cells - Acute
tubular cells - Acute ... casts - Renal infection ... protein indicating acute ... medications • Bacteria ... Urinary tract infection
Approach to Joint Pain - Arthritis Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Versus Noninflammatory Pain
 • Is it inflammatory
the time course (acute ... MONOARTHRITIS • Acute ... By: - Chronic Infection ... burgdorferi • Virus/Bacteria ... asymmetric pattern Acute
IDSA Recommendations for Preventing and Treating Penicillium marneffei Infections in HIV-AIDS
Preventing 1st Episode of Penicilliosis (Primary
Penicillium marneffei Infections ... Treating Acute Infection ... opportunistic #infections ... #HIVAIDS #pharmacology